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Where do you stand on the issue of Genesis 9:4? Does it still apply to the Christian?
It seems that if we are in agreement that a day of rest (Genesis 2:3) is still applicable today, then the Noahic commandments (Genesis 9:4-7) still apply.
My defense is that it still applies since 1) it is the only rule annexed to the consumption to meat, which God freely gave us as a gift, 2) it was commanded through Noah and all of his descendants, and not only through Moses and all of Israel, 3), it precedes the dating of the Old Covenant, 4) it is connected with the concept of an atonement ("for life is in the blood"), and to treat it as common is to treat the idea of blood sacrifice as less significant, which plays an important role in the death of Christ.
I figure that if this rule was handed down to us in relation to our freedom to eat meat, then this must still be in effect as long as meat consumption exists.
By the way, I've heard many times before that the blood is drained at the butcher shop before it is sold in the stores, so the red color in steak for an example does not count in this context (and I've heard before it is the dye color).
Extra credit: do you believe capital punishment for murder and/or human flourishing in Genesis 9:5-7 is still in effect?
It seems that if we are in agreement that a day of rest (Genesis 2:3) is still applicable today, then the Noahic commandments (Genesis 9:4-7) still apply.
My defense is that it still applies since 1) it is the only rule annexed to the consumption to meat, which God freely gave us as a gift, 2) it was commanded through Noah and all of his descendants, and not only through Moses and all of Israel, 3), it precedes the dating of the Old Covenant, 4) it is connected with the concept of an atonement ("for life is in the blood"), and to treat it as common is to treat the idea of blood sacrifice as less significant, which plays an important role in the death of Christ.
I figure that if this rule was handed down to us in relation to our freedom to eat meat, then this must still be in effect as long as meat consumption exists.
By the way, I've heard many times before that the blood is drained at the butcher shop before it is sold in the stores, so the red color in steak for an example does not count in this context (and I've heard before it is the dye color).
Extra credit: do you believe capital punishment for murder and/or human flourishing in Genesis 9:5-7 is still in effect?